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Lynn Olander: Meridian Jewelry and Design
Trunk Sale |
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Meet jewelry designer Lynn Olander and enjoy shopping from a wonderful selection of handmade sterling silver or vermeil pieces. Her radiant new designs, created especially for cherry blossom time, add affordable elegance to your spring fashions.
Last day
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler Gallery Shop
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| 10 AM-5 PM
Kenny Wayne Fields: Rescue of Streetcar 304
Book Signing |
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Kenny Wayne Fields signs copies of his book Rescue of Streetcar 304: A Navy Pilot's 40 Hours on the Run in Laos.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: Udvar-Hazy Center, outside Museum Store
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| 12 Noon-5:30 PM
Andy Warhol's Sleep, 1963
Independent Film Series |
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Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.
(1963, 5 hours 21 minutes) This is a rare chance to catch the entirety of this early masterwork in a cinema setting. Warhol's cool portrait of his paramour, poet John Giorno, is a silent, grainy black-and-white experiment, guaranteed to be different from your preconceptions, no matter what they may be.
Free; first come, first served
Series continues April 10
See related program on April 3
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality, and the Moving Image
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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Art a la Cart Day
Family Program |
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(for ages 7-12) How do you hold an artist's palette? Does bronze feel grainy or silky, warm or cool? Try hands-on activities at four interactive carts to find out and to explore such subjects as sculpture and folk art.
Free
Repeats 1st Sunday of each month
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Throughout the museum; maps available at both info desks
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| 1-4 PM
Cinematic Collaboration: Alfred Hitchcock
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Film historian Max Alvarez examines the complex artistic relationships of several famous actor-director duos. This afternoon, he discusses the works of Alfred Hitchcock and his relationship with Cary Grant and James Stewart -- two of Hollywood's most influential actors -- to create several sophisticated thrillers such as To Catch a Thief and Rear Window.
$25, general; $20, members; students $15; call 202-633-3030
Series continues May 4
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Resident Associate Program
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center
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| 1:30 PM
Art + Coffee: Guided Tour
Luce Foundation Center Activity |
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Discover the treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art during a guided tour. Afterwards, enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
Free
Repeats most Saturdays and Sundays
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Meet in the F Street Lobby
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| 2 PM
Anime Artists Workshop
ImaginAsia Family Program |
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(ages 8-14 with adult) Join Anime artists to see how contemporary artists refer to the Japanese tradition of action drawing to create their Anime characters and scenes. Bring your own drawings to share, and learn how to expand your drawing technique.
Note: Reservations required for groups over 8, call 633-0461.
Free; first come, first served. For groups, see Note
Last program. Continues with new theme April 12
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Sackler classroom, Sublevel 2
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| 2 PM
I'm a Cyborg, But That's Okay
Korean Film Festival DC 2008 |
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(2006, 107 min., directed by Park Chan-wook, Korean with English subtitles) This whimsical tale is about love in a mental institution between a boy who thinks he's disappearing and a girl who thinks she's a robot.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Series continues April 13, 18, 20, 25, & 27, and in May
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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| 2-5 PM
ArtLab for Teens
5-Week Studio Program |
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(for ages 13-18) In this intensive 5-week program, aspiring young artists have an opportunity to interact with peers, artists, and curators, and respond to objects from the collection. Students from local schools, grades 9-12, may apply. No previous art experience is necessary, and all materials are provided by the Hirshhorn. Note: Students must be able to attend all 5 sessions and have met application requirement. Apply online at artlab.si.edu. For more information, call 202-633-3382 or e-mail hmsgeducation@si.edu.
Free, but limited space; must apply by March 28, see Note
Continues April 13, 20, 27, and May 4
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: ArtLab (enter through Sculpture Garden)
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| 2-5 PM
Corkey Hay DeSimone: Cherry Blossom Friends
Book Signing |
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Corkey Hay DeSimone signs copies of her children's book Cherry Blossom Friends.
Books available for sale in Museum Store
Repeats April 12 & 13
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Ground Floor, outside Museum Store
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Sarah Hood Salomon: Politics and Pot Roast
Book Signing |
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Sarah Hood Salomon signs copies of her book Politics and Pot Roast.
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Special Smithsonian Sponsored
Location: Air and Space Museum, outside Museum Store
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| 3 PM
Poet's Walk
Illustrated Lecture |
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Korean jeweler Kiwon Wang takes us on a personal journey in which she focuses on the meaning of life and her quest to find harmony within. Her innovative jewelry contrasts Eastern and Western traditions and artistic perceptions, and combines throwaway materials such as newspaper with precious gems. Sponsored by the James Renwick Alliance.
Free
Related Exhibition: Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry
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Renwick Gallery
Location: Grand Salon
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